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There are few memoirs available of German Panzer crews that focus on the climactic last 12 months of the war on the Eastern Front, 1944-45. What makes Bruno Friesen's account virtually unique is his family background: his parents came from a German-speaking Mennonite community in Ukraine, and were to all intents and purposes culturally German. To make matters even more complex, in 1924 his parents left the Ukraine for Canada, where Bruno was born. In March 1939 he and his brother Oscar found themselves on a ship bound for Bremerhaven in Germany. He barely spoke German, and had never been to Ge

Canadians -- Germany -- Biography. --- Friesen, Bruno, 1925-. --- Germany. Heer. Panzer-Regiment, 25. --- Soldiers -- Germany -- Biography. --- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front. --- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Canadian. --- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German. --- World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Germany. --- World War, 1939-1945 -- Tank warfare. --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Soldiers --- Canadians --- History & Archaeology --- History - General --- European War, 1939-1945 --- Second World War, 1939-1945 --- World War 2, 1939-1945 --- World War II, 1939-1945 --- World War Two, 1939-1945 --- WW II (World War, 1939-1945) --- WWII (World War, 1939-1945) --- History, Modern --- Ethnology --- Armed Forces personnel --- Members of the Armed Forces --- Military personnel --- Military service members --- Service members --- Servicemen, Military --- Armed Forces --- Regimental histories --- Tank warfare --- Campaigns --- Friesen, Bruno, --- Germany.